Charley Dean Hill, 78, died on Dec. 3, 2001 in Las Vegas, NV from complications from a broken hip and a stroke.
Burial was in the National Military Cemetery in Boulder Dam City, NV in April 2002.
Dean was born to Mary and Carthel Hill, Luverne, on Dec. 17, 1922. He attended Luverne schools and enjoyed playing basketball in high school and some semi-pro ball until the start of WW II. He served in the Alamo Scouts, U. S. Army Rangers in the Pacific Area. After WW II Dean married Vera Muff in Los Angeles.
Survivors include his wife Vera, two daughters and one son in California, brother Marvin Hill, Las Vegas, sister Mary Ellen Ault, Oregon.